News from across RSC Publishing.
Issue 8
Interview
Interview: Flying high
30 July 2010
Ekkehardt Hahn talks about carbenes, German research and his run-in with the Czech border air police
Instant Insight
Instant insight: Something new under the sun
02 August 2010
Peter Ogilby discusses how the age-old molecule singlet oxygen still plays a vital role in modern science
Research Highlights
Preserving art at the nanoscale
07 July 2010
A nanofluid system that removes damaging coatings from wall paintings has been developed by Italian scientists
Zero-valent iron decontaminates soil
15 July 2010
Zero-valent iron microparticles that include an organic component efficiently destroys carbon tetrachloride in soil, say US scientists
Non-covalent chiral catalysis in water
27 July 2010
First example of highly enantioselective Brønsted acid asymmetric catalysis in aqueous media
Revealing fake money
02 July 2010
A simple and fast mass spectrometry technique identifies counterfeit notes
Wood mimics packaging polymer
06 July 2010
Biorenewable polymer could replace synthetic plastic used in water bottles and other food packaging
Catalytic reaction lends a hand with sensing
30 July 2010
Boronic acid sensing of saccharide is enhanced by coupling it with a catalytic reaction claim Chinese scientists.
Essential Elements
Read MedChemComm Issue 1
02 August 2010
Read the first issue of MedChemComm, a new peer-reviewed journal for the rapid publication of research in medicinal chemistry
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